Thakshila Kumari's thwarted plans to work in Kuwait is a microcosm of how the war in the Gulf is affecting many families in need of work across Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25 percent for the second time in two weeks, as the West Asia crisis disrupted energy ...

Sri Lanka's Urgent Call for Energy Conservation Colombo: On Sunday, the Sri Lankan government appealed to citizens to conserve fuel and electricity in light of potential shortages caused by ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, March 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will introduce additional fuel‑rationing measures to shorten ...

Sri Lanka’s economic recovery is increasingly described in terms of cautious optimism. Inflation has fallen sharply from the extreme levels experienced during the economic crisis of 2022, the exchange ...

The war in the Middle East is into its fourth week now and there seems to be no abatement. On the contrary it seems to be escalating. Prices of crude oil and gas are skyrocketing, as well as most ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s police used Tuesday tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its worst economic crisis while gearing ...

The film follows an Indian couple on holiday in Sri Lanka, where they are touring the Ramayana Trail, a set of locations connected to the Indian mythological epic, just as the country’s economic ...

Sri Lanka is facing an economic crisis of historic proportions. It has defaulted on its debt for the first time in the country’s history, it has been hit by a foreign exchange shortage and it is ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka’s economic reform program is yielding the first signs of recovery, but the improvements still need to translate into improved living conditions for its ...